beagle$ '''ping google.com''' to check DNS and Ethernet, because of campus security I have not been able to access DNS

beagle$ '''ping google.com''' to check DNS and Ethernet, because of campus security I have not been able to access DNS

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Here is my personal screenshot of being connected to my wireless router as noted by ''wlan0'' instead of ''eth0''. The BeagleBone code is in the white box. My laptop is in red. This screenshot shows WiFi works, however it can be a pain to set up.

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[[File:ECE497 Bone WiFi.png|500px]]

== Closing Remarks ==

== Closing Remarks ==

Revision as of 09:12, 18 May 2013

This wiki is for anyone trying to use a WiFi adapter on the Beagle Bone. It is originally created by Michael Junge, EE senior at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, class of 2012. As new information is discovered please feel free to edit this wiki.

beagle$ ifconfig wlan0 to see what wlan0 currently displays
beagle$ iwconfig wlan0 to see if wlan0 is configured properly
beagle$ iwconfig wlan0 essid x x-your own personal ID
beagle$ iwconfig wlan0 password y y- your own personal password
beagle$ iwconfig wlan0 to check if your essid and password are correct
beagle$ ifconfig wlan0 up to enable wlan0
beagle$ ifconfig wlan0 xxx.xxx.x.x set to your own private network, usually 192.168.1,x
beagle$ ping xxx.xxx.x.1 to check if your wireless is working correctly
beagle$ ping google.com to check DNS and Ethernet, because of campus security I have not been able to access DNS

Here is my personal screenshot of being connected to my wireless router as noted by wlan0 instead of eth0. The BeagleBone code is in the white box. My laptop is in red. This screenshot shows WiFi works, however it can be a pain to set up.

Closing Remarks

I have not been able to figure out how to connect to the campus network. I know it has to deal with wpa supplicant. However at this time, I have not done enough research into wpa supplicant to connect successfully.